Everything is negotiable. The building owner/representative can negotiate with the telco any terms they wish.
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 9:30 AM <jra...@gmail.com> wrote: > A few of the buildings that my firm represents have the local telco’s > fiber distribution and/or repeater equipment located on the premises. My > understanding is that when one of these links go down, (we’ve occasionally > had to interrupt circuit power to do maintenance in a building for one > reason or another), a local engineering tech always comes running to > restore the link. The tech has led our maintenance staff to believe that > these repeaters are an integral part of the local ring, which fits my > understanding. > > > > When a network operator has equipment located at a third party premises, > what is the norm for commercial contractual terms regarding the siting of > that equipment? Any network equipment on site pre-dates my client’s > ownership of the buildings, and they have no record of any agreements or > easements governing who is responsible for power, maintenance, liability, > etc. > > > > My client has no philosophical objection to having the equipment on site, > but he’s asked why he has had to pay to power and cool this equipment for > almost 20 years when it serves him no benefit (he is not utilizing that > company’s services). I figure some of you may be able to give me an insight > as to what is normal and reasonable. Feel free to contact me directly if > this message is not suitable for this distribution list. > > > > Appreciate the insight, > > > > > > *Jeff Ray* > > O: (956) 542-3642 > > C: (956) 592-2019 > > jra...@gmail.com > > > > > > This message has been sent as a part of a discussion between Jeff Ray and > the intended recipient identified above. Some topics may be sensitive and > subject to legal privilege, confidentiality, or other non-disclosure > agreement. Should you receive this message by mistake, we would be most > grateful if you informed us that the message has been sent to you. In that > case, we also ask that you delete this message from your mailbox, and do > not forward or speak of it (or its contents) to anyone else. Thank you for > your cooperation and understanding. > > >
